The Speaker told the CM in the Assembly to submit the SIT report in 15 days. Both ruling and Opposition members demanded a probe.

The Chief Minister had recently released two audio clips – one was a purported conversation between Sharanagouda, son of a JDS MLA, and Shivanagouda Nayak (who, allegedly, is a BJP MLA), where the BJP MLA is heard telling Sharanagouda that the Speaker was on their side after he was paid ₹50 crore.